Hat block and collapsible stand



Sept. 8, 1931. o. KEMERY HAT BLOCK AND COLLAPSIBLE STAND Filed Jul 31. 1929 aux Juarez 0028 Ken: er,

/ al'l'oznous Patented Sept. 8, .1931

PATENT OFFICE ODE KEMERY, OF WIGHITA, KANSAS HAT BLOCK AND COLLAPSIBLE STAND Application filed July 31, 1929. Serial No. 382,364.

This invention relates to store furniture and more particularly to a hat form and supporting stand for the same.

One object of the invention is to provide a 6 stand by means of which a hat or a hat form may be supported in such a position that a hat may be very easily made or trimmed or a hat supported in an elevated position where it can be easily seen and displayed to an ad- 10 vantage.

Another object ofthe invention is to so form the stand that it may be folded intoa compact mass when not in use and thereby allowed to be stored in a small space and 15 further to so form the stand that it will be firmly braced when set up for use and prevented from collapsing or tilting over.

Another object of the invention is to al: low a hat or hat form to be placed upon the 20 upper end of the stand and prevented from moving out of a set position thereon.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stand of this character which will be light in weight and of a cheap but strong construction.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved stand in a setup position and showing a hat form above the stand,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the stand,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View through the stand taken on the line 33 of F Fi 2 Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the lower portion of the stand taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2,and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the stand folded.

The base 1 of the improved stand and its arms or standards 2 are formed from a single strip of material which is preferably thick cardboard or compressed paper pulp, al though other materials found suitable may be used. The strip is bent back upon itself, as shown at 3, and secured by glue or by means of suitable fasteners and is then bent upwardly to form the arms or standards. It will thus be seen that portions of the base ments and together with the extended ends of the strips 4 form a second set of feet. will thus be seen that the stand will be very well supported and prevented from tilting in any direction. By referring to Figures 1 and. 5, it will be seen that the arms or stand- It L r.';;j ards may be disposed 1n elther an upright or a reclining position and that, when they are folded as shown in Figure 5, they will be disposed close to each other. Therefore,

when the stand is folded, it will be reduced to a very compact mass and may be stored in a small space. V

In order to retain the arms or standards in an upright position, there has been provided webs 6 which extend transversely between the standards and have their side portions bent to form attaching flanges 7 glued or otherwise firmly secured against the inner faces of the standards. These webs are formed of'the same type of material from which the standards and base are formed andthey may be very easily bent from a position in which they extend between the two: standards in contacting engagement with each other to a position in which they fit flat against the inner faces of the stand ards: Thcrefore, the standards may be braced by these webs or the Webs folded flat against the standards in order to allow the standards to folded to the position shown in Figure 5. Each web has its upper end formed with a head 8 extended at opposite sides to form shoulders 9 and having an arcuate upper edge 10 and the upper end portions of the standards are formed with longitudinally extending slots 11 through which the extended side portions of the heads 8 are adapted to be passed. The heads fit snugly in the slots and bear against the upper and lower ends thereof so that a wedging action takes place which serves to firmly retain the heads in engagement with the upper end portions of the standards. This will -ause the standards to be securely retained in an upright position and prevent the heads of the webs from slipping out of the slots and allowing the stand to accidentally collapse. In order to allow a hat or hat form to be firmly mounted upon the stand, the upper end portions of the arms or standards are reduced in order to form heads 12 and shoulders 13. The upper edges of the heads 12 are areuate in shape thereby allowing a hat or hat form to be very easily set in place upon tne upper end of the stand where it will restupon the shoulders 13 and be prevented from moving out of a desired position. T he hat form, wh ch is shown in Fig ure 1 and indicated by the numeral 14, is formed of compressed paper pulp, although other materials may be used if found suitable and this form is of such size that it may be easily placed upon the stand with its lower edges resting upon the shoulders 13. After the hat form has been set in place, a hat may be built upon it and then trimmed or otherwise decorated before it is removed. In view of the fact that the heads 12 are formed with arcuate upper edges, hat forms or hats having crowns of various sizes may be set in place and pressed downwardly until they lit firmly upon the stand. I have, therefore, provided a stand upon which a hat form may be placed when making hats or finished hats displayed. I have further provided a stand which will be light in weight and so constructed that it may retain itself in an upright position and at the same time be very easily folded and when folded stored in a small space.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a stand having a base, arms extending upwardly from said base in transversely spaced relation to each other and adapted to be swung from an upright to a reclining position, the upper ends of the arms being adapted to engage and support a hat, and web extending longitudinally of said arms and at one side pivoted to the inner face of one arm, said web having a head at its upper end adapted to engage the other arm and retain the arms upright.

2. Ina device of the character described, a stand having a base, arms extending upwardly from'said base in transversely spaced relation to each other and adapted to be swung from an upright to a reclining position, the upper ends of the arms being adapted to engage and support a hat, a web extending longitudinally of each arm and pivoted to the inner face thereof, and a head at the upper end of each web extending from its sides, the arms having slots near their upper ends. and the heads having their extended sides passed through the slots to releasably secure the arms upright.

3. In a device of the character described, a stand having a base, arms extending upwardly from said base in transversely spaced relation to each other and adapted to be swung from an upright to a reclining position, the upper ends of the arms being adapted to engage and support a hat, a web extending longitudinally of each arm and pivoted to the inner face thereof for swinging from a folded position flat against the inner face of its companion arm to a position extending therefrom towards the other arm, and heads at the upper ends of said webs extending from their sides and adapted to pass through the arms to releasably secure the arms upright.

41:. In a device of the character described, a base, arms pivoted to said base in transversely spaced relation to each other and having their upper ends formed with heads to fit within a hat and shoulders at the sides of the heads to engage and support the hat, longitudinally extending slots being formed in the heads, webs extending longitudinally of said arms and. having attaching flanges at their sides secured to the inner faces of the arms and mounting the webs for movement from a folded to an extended position, and heads at the upper ends of said webs extending from their sides and adapted to pass through said slots to retain the arms upright.

5. A device of the character described comprising a strip of material bent to form base and arms extending upwardly from the base in spaced relation to each other, the arms being movable from an upright to a reclining position, the upper ends of said arms being shaped to define hat-engaging heads and shoulders at their sides, webs pivoted to said arms, and heads for said webs adapted to be passed through the heads of the arms and retain the arms upright.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ODE KEMERY. [1,. s] 

